Urban Education

A network of Chicago's public-broadcasting stations and other nonprofit organizations will explore some of the city's most pressing education issues beginning next month.

The group, known as Chicago Matters, is promising to take an in-depth look at how sweeping changes in the city's public-housing sector are having an impact on neighborhood schools.

In a series of articles, documentaries, essays, and group discussions, the groups also will examine the state of education in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, including...